TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Quality of public open spaces and recreational walking
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Sugiyama, Takemi
A1  - Gunn, Lucy D.
A1  - Christian, Hayley
A1  - Francis, Jacinta
A1  - Foster, Samantha
A1  - Hooper, Paula
A1  - Owen, Neville
A1  - Giles-Corti, Billie
SP  - 2490
EP  - 2495
VL  - 105
IS  - 12
N2  - OBJECTIVES: We examined associations between specific public open space (POS) attributes and recreational walking to local POS. <br><br>METHODS: Between October 2004 and December 2006, 1465 adults of the RESIDential Environments Project, conducted in Perth, Australia, reported whether they walk to a POS for recreation. For each participant, we identified all open spaces larger than 0.8 hectares within 1.6 kilometers from home. On the basis of field audit data, we created 3 scores (presence, count, size-weighted presence) for 19 specific open space attributes. <br><br>RESULTS: With logistic regression analyses, we found that walking to a POS was associated with the presence of gardens, grassed areas, walking paths, water features, wildlife, amenities, dog-related facilities, and off-leash areas for dogs. It was also associated with the highest number of these attributes in a single open space, but not with the total number of attributes in all POSs within 1.6 kilometers of home. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Building 1 high-quality local park may be more effective in promoting recreational walking than is providing many average-quality parks. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print October 15, 2015: e1-e6. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2015.302890).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302890
ID  - ref1
ER  -